capsized; capsizing
: to cause to overturn
capsize a canoe
: to become upset or overturned : turn over
the canoe capsized
capsize
noun
Examples of capsize in a Sentence
They were fooling around and accidentally capsized the canoe.
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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The journey to Cuba was smooth sailing until the dinghy that Newton and his wife Gwen Fontaine needed to get to shore capsized.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 May 2024
In 2004, the Lady D, a water shuttle operated by Seaport Taxi, part of the Living Classrooms Foundation, capsized during a sudden violent March storm, resulting in five passengers losing their lives.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 May 2024
In 2004, the Lady D, a water shuttle operated by Seaport Taxi, part of the Living Classrooms Foundation, capsized during a sudden violent March storm, resulting in five passengers losing their lives.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capsize. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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